Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
15-May-2023 06:00 – 08:30
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk- Westboro WMA – Leader Nick Paulson. Slow migration day compared to the past few days. Chilly but clear start, warming.
45 species
Mute Swan  1
Mallard  3
Mourning Dove  7
Chimney Swift  4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
Killdeer  3
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Willow Flycatcher  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  4
Yellow-throated Vireo  2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  8
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tree Swallow  8
Barn Swallow (American)  5
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  2
European Starling  1
Gray Catbird  8
American Robin  12
American Goldfinch  6
White-throated Sparrow  5
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  3
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6
Eastern Towhee  4
Orchard Oriole  1
Baltimore Oriole  5
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  25
Brown-headed Cowbird  8
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  12
Ovenbird  1
Northern Waterthrush  3
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  8
American Redstart  4
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  16
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3
Indigo Bunting  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S137920189

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